ABIYAH
(אֲבִיָּה):
Hebrew unisex name meaning "Yahweh
is my father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Samuel, the mother of
Hezekiah, a
member of the tribe of Benjamin, a king of
Judah, and several other characters. Also spelled Aviyah.

ABIYDA
(אֲבִידַע):
Hebrew name meaning "father of knowledge." In
the bible, this is the name of one of Midian's
five sons.

ABIYDAN
(אֲבִידָן): Hebrew
name meaning "my father is judge." In the
bible, this is the name of a leader of the tribe of Benjamin.
Also spelled Avidan.

ABIY'EL
(אֲבִיאֵל): Hebrew
name meaning "El
(God) is (my) father." In the bible, this is the name of Saul's
grandfather.

ABIYHAYIL
(אֲבִיחַיִל): Hebrew
unisex name meaning "father of might." In the
bible, this is the name of the wife of Rehoboam,
the father of Esther,
a Levite who was the head of the house of Merari,
and several other characters. Abihail
is the Anglicized form. Also spelled Avichayil.

ABIYHUW
(אֲבִיהוּא): Hebrew name
meaning "he is (my) father." In the bible, this
is the name of a son of Aaron who
was slain (along with his brother Nadab)
by God for offering incense contrary to the law.

ABIYMA'EL
(אֲבִימָאֵל):
Hebrew name meaning "my father is El
(God)." In the bible, this is the name of Joktan's
ninth son (of 13), a descendant of Shem.

ABIYMELEK
(אֲבִימֶלֶך): Hebrew
name meaning "Melek
is father" or "my father is king." In the
bible, this is the name name of several characters, including the king
of Gerar
who took Abraham's wife Sarah and was forced by God to
return her. Also spelled Avimelech.

ABIYNO'AM
(אֲבִינׄעַם):
Hebrew name meaning "father of pleasantness."
In the bible, this is the name of the father of Barak.

ABIYRAM
(אֲבִירָם): Hebrew
name meaning "my father is exalted." In the
bible, this is the name of the eldest son of Hiel the
Bethelite, and the name of a son of Eliab who joined
Korah in his rebellion
against Moses.
Also spelled Aviram.

ABIYSHAY
(אֲבִישַׁי):
Hebrew name meaning "my father is Jesse"
or "my father is a gift." In the bible, this
is the name of the eldest son of David's sister
Zeruiah.
He was the only one to accompany David when he went to
the camp of Saul (1 Sam.
26:5-12). Also spelled Avishai.

ABNER: Hebrew
name meaning "father of light." In the bible,
this is the name of
a cousin of Saul
who was also a commander of his army. In use by the
English. Also spelled Avner.

ABRAHAM
(אַבְרָהָם):
Hebrew name meaning "father of a
multitude." In the bible, this is the name
of the founding patriarch of the Israelites. Also spelled
Avraham.

ABRAM
(אַבְרָם): Hebrew name meaning "father
of elevation." In
the bible, this is Abraham's name before God changed it. Also spelled
Avram.
Compare with another form of Abram.

ACAPH
(אָסָף):
Hebrew name meaning "collector, gatherer." In the bible,
this is the name of several
characters, including King David's
chief musician.

ACH'AB
(אַחְאָב): Hebrew name composed of the elements 'ach "brother" and
'av "father," hence "brother of
father; uncle." In the bible, this is the name of a
king of Israel, the husband of Jezebel.

ACHASHVEROSH
(אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹש):
Hebrew form of Babylonian Achshiyarshu,
meaning "great warrior" or "lion-king." In the bible, this
is the name of a king of Persia.

ACHAZ
(אָחָז): Greek
and Hebrew name meaning "possessing, possessor." In
the bible, this is the name of the eleventh king of
Judah, son of Jotham.
Also spelled Ahaz.

ACHAZYAH
(אֲחַזְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "God holds" or
"whom God holds." In the bible, this is the
name of a son of Ahab
and a son of Jehoram.

ACHIYAM
(אֲחִיאָם):
Hebrew name meaning "mother's brother," i.e.
"uncle." In the bible, this is the name of one of King
David's
warriors.

ACHIYRAM
(אֲחִירָם): Hebrew name meaning "brother of
height." In the bible, this is the name of a son of
Benjamin.

ACHYAN
(אַחְיָן): Hebrew
name meaning "brotherly" or
"fraternal." In the bible, this is the name of
a member of the tribe of Manasseh.

ADAD
(אֲדַד): Hebrew
name meaning
"I shall move softly: I shall love." In
the bible, this is the name of an Edomite enemy God
raised up to punish Solomon
for his sins. Compare with another form of Adad.

ADALYA
(אֲדַלְיָא):
Hebrew name of Persian derivation, meaning "I shall
be drawn up of God." In the bible, this is the name
of the fifth son of Haman.

ADAM
(אָדָם): Hebrew name meaning "earth" or
"red." In the bible, this is the name
of the first man created by God, the husband of Eve.
Compare with another form of Adam.

AKAN
(עָכָן):
Hebrew name
meaning "one who troubles." In the bible,
this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during
the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.

AKAR
(עָכָר):
Variant form of Hebrew Akan,
meaning "one who troubles." In the bible, this
is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during
the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.

ALEXANDER
(Hebrew:
אֲלֶכְּסַנְדֶר):
Anglicized form of Latin Alexandrus
(Greek Alexandros),
meaning "defender of mankind." In the New Testament bible, this is the
name of a son of Simon,
a relative of the high priest, a Jew in Acts 19:33, and
a coppersmith who opposed Paul.

ALIAH
(עַוְלָה):
Variant of Hebrew Alvah (having the
letters transposed), meaning "evil, iniquity." In the
bible, this is the name of a duke of Edom.

ALLOWN
(אַלוֹן):
Hebrew
name meaning "oak tree." In the bible, this is
the name of a son of Simeon.

AMASA
(עֲמָשָׂא):
Hebrew name meaning "burden." In the bible,
this is the name of a son of Abigail.

AMASAY
(עֲמָשָׂי):
Hebrew name meaning "burdensome." In the
bible, this is the name of a warrior and chief of the
captains, a Kohathite ancestor of Samuel,
a priest, and another Kohathite Levite who lived in the
time of the reign of king Hezekiah
of Judah.

AMEN
(Greek:
Ἀμήν, Hebrew: אָמֵן): Greek
and Hebrew name
meaning "truly, so be it, verily." It was a
custom which passed over from the synagogues into the
Christian assemblies, that when he who had offered up a
prayer to God, the others in attendance responded Amen,
and thus made the substance of what was uttered their
own.

AMIAS:
Short form of Hebrew Amiasaf, meaning "my
people have been gathered in (reunited)."

AMIASAF
(עַמִּיאָסָף): Hebrew name meaning "my people have been
gathered in (reunited)."

AMMIY'EL
(עַמִּיאֵל): Hebrew name
meaning "one of the family of God." In
the bible, this is the name of several characters,
including a spy from the tribe of Dan
who died in the plague.

AMMIYHUWD
(עַמִּיהוּד):
Hebrew name meaning "one of the people of
Judah." In the bible, this is the name of several
characters, including the father of Shemuel.

AMMIYNADAB
(עַמִּינָדָב):
Hebrew name meaning "kindred of the prince."
In the bible, this is the name of several characters,
including a son of Aram
and a son of Kohath.
Also spelled Amminadav and Aminadav.

AMMOWN
(עַמּוֹן):
Hebrew name meaning "kindred, tribal." In the
bible, this is the name of a son of Lot
by his younger daughter.

AMOWC
(עָמוֹס):
Hebrew name meaning "burden." In the bible,
this is the name of a man who prophesied in the northern
kingdom and authored the Book of Amos.

AMOWN
(אָמוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "skilled
workman." In the
bible, this is the name of a king of Judah, a governor
of Samaria, and a descendant of one one of Solomon's
servants.

AMOWTS
(אָמוֹץ): Hebrew name meaning "strong." In the
bible, this is the name of the father of Isaiah the
prophet.

AMRAM
(עַמְרָם): Hebrew
name meaning "kindred of the Most High." In the
bible, this is the name of a son of Bani,
and the father of Moses.

AMYAS: Variant
spelling of Hebrew Amias, meaning "my
people have been gathered in (reunited)."

ANAEL:
Variant spelling of Hebrew Hanael,
meaning "graciousness of the Lord."
In Jewish lore, this is the name of angel associated
with the planet Venus.

ANAH
(עֲנָה): Hebrew
name meaning "answer." In the
bible, this is the name of a son of Zibeon.

ANAK
(עֲנָק):
Hebrew name meaning
"collar, neck-chain." In the bible, this is
the name of the progenitor of the Anakim/Anakites
who were descendants of the giant Nephilim. Also
spelled Anaq.

ANAN
(עֲנָן): Hebrew name
meaning "cloud." In the bible, this is the
name of one of heads of the people who signed the
covenant with Nehemiah.
Compare with another form of Anan.

ANANIY
(עֲנָנִי):
Hebrew name meaning "my cloud." In the
bible, this is the name of the 7th son of Elioenai,
descendant of David.

ANANYA
(עֲנַנְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "Jehovah
clouds" or "what Jehovah
covers." In the
bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Azariah
who lived in the time of Nehemiah
and assisted in
rebuilding the city wall.

ANAQ
(עֲנָק):
Variant spelling of Hebrew Anak, meaning
"collar, neck-chain." In the bible, this is
the name of the progenitor of the Anakim/Anakites
who were descendants of the giant Nephilim.

ARI'EL
(אֲרִיאֵל):
Hebrew unisex
name meaning "lion of god." In the bible, this is a name applied
to the city of Jerusalem, and the name of a chief of the
returning exiles. In the Apocrypha, this is the name of an
archangel who rules the waters. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus,
and the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's play "The
Tempest."

ARIK
(אָרִיק):
Pet
form of Hebrew Aryeh,
meaning "lion." Compare with another form of Arik.

ARIYDAY
(אֲרִידַי):
Hebrew name of Persian origin, meaning "the lion is
enough." In the bible, this is the name of the
ninth of Haman's
ten sons who were hanged by the Jews.

ARPAKSHAD
(אַרְפַּכְשַׁד):
Hebrew name of foreign origin, possibly meaning
"by the border of Asia." In the bible,
this is a place name and the name of a son of Shem.

ARTACHSHASHTA
(אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא):
Hebrew form of Persian Artachshatra,
meaning "great warrior" or "lion-king."
In the
bible, this is the name of the son and successor
of Xerxes
as emperor of Persia.

AZANYAH
(אֲזַנְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "God hears." In the
bible, this is the name of the father of Jeshua.

AZAR'EL
(עֲזַרְאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "God
has helped" or "whom God helps." In
the bible, this is the name of many characters,
including a son of Bani,
one of King David's
warriors, and a priest and musician.

AZARYA
(עֲזַרְיָה):
Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "help of God." In
the bible, this is the name of several characters,
including one of the three young men thrown into the
fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar.

AZA'ZEL: (עֲזָאזֵל):
Hebrew word (not name), meaning "entire
removal" and "scapegoat." In
the bible, this word is found in the law of the day
of atonement (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26). It refers to a goat used
for sacrifice for the sins of the people. In modern
times, Azazel was interpreted as a Satanic, goat-like
demon. The name has even been used for the "Angel
of Death."

AZAZYAHUW
(עָזַזְיָהוּ):
Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh
is mighty." In the bible, this is the name of
several minor characters, including the father of Hoshea.

AZIZ
(עַזִּיז): Hebrew name derived from the word oz, meaning
"might, strength." Compare with another form
of Aziz.

AZRIY'EL
(עַזְרִיאֵל):
Hebrew
name composed of the elements
'azar "help" and 'el
"God," hence "help of God." In
the bible, this is the name of several minor characters.

BA'AL
(Hebrew: בַּעַל): Semitic
name of several storm gods, and the first king of
Hell who had three heads and commanded 66 legions of demons, derived
from the word ba'al, meaning "lord, master" or
"possessor." In the bible, this is
the name of a member of
the tribe of Reuben, and the
grandfather of Saul.

BA'AL-ZEBUWB (בַּעַלזְבוּב):
Hebrew name meaning "lord of the fly." In the bible, this is the
name of a Philistine deity worshiped at Ekron.

BANIY
(בָּנִי):
Hebrew name derived from the word
banah, meaning "built."
In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of David's
warriors.

BARAQ
(בָּרָק): Hebrew name
meaning "flash of lightning." In the bible, this is the name of a
son of Abinoam who, incited by the
prophetess Deborah, delivered the
Israelites from the yoke of Jabin.

BARUWK
(בָּרוּךְ): Hebrew name meaning
"blessed." In the bible, this is the name of several characters,
including a faithful attendant of Jeremiah
to whom the apocryphal Book of Baruch is ascribed.

BARZILLAY
(בַּרְזִלַי):
Hebrew name meaning "man of iron." In the bible, this is the name
of several characters, including a Gileadite leader who helped David
against Absalom's rebellion.

BELA
(בֶּלַע):
Hebrew name meaning "destruction." In the bible, this is the name
of several characters, including a king of Edom.

BELSHA'TSTSAR
(בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר,
בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר):
Aramaic and Hebrew forms of Babylonian Beltesha'tstsar,
meaning "Ba'al's prince" and Bel-Shar-Usur, "Ba'al
protect the king." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Babylon
at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel
interpreted the writing on the wall.

BENAYAH (בְּנָיָה): Hebrew name meaning "God has built." In the bible, this is
the name of the captain of David's guard and many other
characters.

BENAYAHU
(בֵּנָיָהוּ):
Variant form of Hebrew Benayah, meaning "God has built."
This form of the name also appears in the Old Testament bible.

BEN-OWNIY
(בֶּן-אוֹנִי): Hebrew name meaning "son of my sorrow." In the bible, this
is the name given to Benjamin
by his mother Rachel as she died giving birth to him.